Leonardo Da Vinci By: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci · Born April 15, 1452 · He was a scientist, mathematician, engineer,anatomist, painter, sculptor, botanist, musician and writer. Da Vincis success · Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. · Leonardo's most famous painting of the 1490s · Mona Lisa or "la Gioconda", the laughing one. Leonardo as observer, scientist and inventor · recorded in notebooks - 13,000 pages of notes and drawings · Vasari, in his "Lives of the Artists"
'West' differentiates from the 'Indies' in South and Southeast Asia. 2. Who were the original inhabitants of the area? After 500 BC, the Saladoid people migrated from present-day Venzuela to the Lesser Antilles. Around 650 AD, the Saladoid people were replaced by the Arawak Indians Around 1200 AD, the Arawaks were in turn succeeded by the Caribs. 3. When and by whom were most of these islands discovered for the Europeans? 1490s Christopher Columbus 4. Which countries colonised this area? The Spanish and Portuguese arrived in C16. England, France, and the Netherlands began their conquests in C17. Denmark only acquired a few islands. 5. Which languages are spoken in the West Indies? What is the origin of the people who live there? Pidgin is a simplified language that is born out of contact (e.g. trade) between speakers who do not speak the same language. The elements of two or more languages coalesce.
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